The Crucible

1. John Procter

1.1. Elizabeth Procter's husband.

1.2. Had affair with Abigail Williams

2. Reverend John Hale

2.1. Minister, expert on witchcraft

2.2. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris's daughter Betty.

2.3. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft.

3. Elizabeth Procter

3.1. John Procter's wife

4. Abigail Williams

4.1. Reverend Parris niece

4.2. Once the servent of the Procter's

4.3. Had affair with Procter

5. Reverend Parris

5.1. Minister of Salem's church.

5.2. John Proctor dislike him

6. Rebecca Nurse

6.1. Francis Nurse's wife

6.2. She falls victim to the hysteria when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft and she refuses to confess.

7. Francis Nurse

7.1. Tries to convince the court that Rebecca is innocent.

8. Judge Danforth

8.1. Deputy Govenor of Massachusetts

9. Giles Corey

9.1. farmer in Salem

9.2. Giles's wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft

9.3. held in con-tempt of court and pressed to death with large stones.

10. Thomas Putnam

10.1. He uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.

11. Ann Putnam

11.1. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived.

11.2. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is con-vinced that they were murdered by supernatural means.

12. Tituba

12.1. Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados.

12.2. Tituba agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail's request.

13. Mary Warren

13.1. Servant of Procter